The mountain town runs on events. One calendar covering Holiday Valley, HoliMont and the village, running forward from today: fall festivals and the last bike park weekends first, then the ski season, then spring and summer.
The season the page opens on. Everything below runs forward from today.
Great Valley · The classic fall farm day: pumpkin patch, 6-acre corn maze, express train, hayrides, and fresh donuts from a cider mill that has run for over 125 years. Open daily Sep 13 – Oct 31, 9am–7pm. Details →
6319 Sommerville Valley Rd · A 30-plus-year Ellicottville tradition: haunted hayride, haunted barn, maze, and vortex tunnel. Weekends (Fri–Sun) Oct 2 – Nov 1, 7:30–9:30pm; tickets at the gate. Details →
Double Black Diamond Golf Course & Edna's at Tamarack Club · A 9-hole round starting at 4pm paired with dinner at Edna's at the Tamarack Club. Thursdays, Oct 8, 15, 22 & 29. Details →
Main Lodge · Holiday Valley · Shop new and gently used skis, snowboards, boots, and winter gear ahead of the season, Oct 9–11 (Fri 1–7pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 10am–3pm). Details →
In & around town · The village's biggest weekend, Oct 10–11: a four-block craft show, chairlift rides and live music, landing as the hills hit peak color. Parking, lift tickets & the full guide →
Cabana Bar · Holiday Valley · Live music from Jay McDonnell both nights of Fall Festival weekend, Oct 10–11, with food and drinks at the Cabana Bar. Details →
Spruce Lake · Holiday Valley · Live raptor demonstrations by American Hawkeye, a family-friendly look at bird behavior and conservation up close. Free, donations welcome. The last show of the season is at 2pm on Oct 11, Fall Festival weekend. Details →
HoliMont · A kids race at 9:30am and a 5k trail run at 10am. Both start with a chairlift ride to the top of the hill; the 5k finishes at the bottom of the Exhibition lift. Details →
The hills · Color usually peaks early to mid October. Ride the chairlift, hike the ridges, or drive the back roads as the forest turns gold and red. Five hikes for peak week →
Ellicottville · A costume-friendly Halloween half marathon (11am) and 5K (11:15am) through town, benefiting local charities. Register →
Tannenbaum Lodge · Holiday Valley · A career fair at Tannenbaum Lodge for anyone looking for winter work at the resort. Details →
Tamarack Club & the village · An evening bar crawl that starts at the Tamarack Club and works its way into town, the night before the Beer & Wine Festival. Details →
Holiday Valley · Regional breweries and wineries pour under one roof at the resort to close out the fall season. Details →
Area creeks · Runs move into the Lake Erie tributaries as the water cools. Cold hands, big fish. The basecamp guide →
In & around town · The village opens the holiday season, Nov 28–29. Details →
HoliMont & Holiday Valley · Last laps of the season with fall color on the trails. HoliMont's own ticketing lists the bike park running Friday through Sunday to November 1; Holiday Valley publishes no closing date, so check before you drive.
Holiday Valley & HoliMont · Both resorts fire up the lifts. Night skiing, terrain parks, and the village in full swing.
The village · A one-day holiday stroll through the village. Details →
State forest & trails · Quiet miles on groomed track and backcountry snow away from the lifts.
Village bars & restaurants · Regional blues bands fill the village, Jan 15–17. Details →
The village · A weekend of live music through the village, Feb 12–14. Details →
HoliMont · HoliCenter · A free telemark day, 10am–4:30pm: demo gear, take a clinic, eat lunch, and ski with the free-heel crowd. Details →
The hills & the village · Live entertainment on the slopes and in the village to close out the winter season, Mar 12–14, with a parade Saturday evening at 6:30pm. Details →
HoliMont · Lift tickets at par for Canadian visitors, Mar 15–19, 9:30am–4:20pm, with a bonus gift card offer. Details →
HoliMont · Formerly Ellicottville Chamber Day. Chamber members and their employees get a spring ski day, Mar 25–26, 9:30am to après. Details →
HoliMont Main Chalet · Fat boards, costumes, and a run at the pond, 11am–1pm. Weather dependent. Details →
HoliMont · Exhibition chairlift · Easter Sunday skiing with an egg hunt on the trails off Exhibition, noon–2pm. Details →
Holiday Valley & HoliMont · Soft snow, warm sun, and pond skims at both mountains to close out the season.
The village · Country and Nashville-style live music across the village, Apr 16–18. Details →
Holiday Valley · A half marathon, 5K, and Beer Mile at the resort with wave starts, chip timing, and finisher medals. Held annually in May; next year’s date is not posted yet. Details →
These run every summer. Dated cards come back once the resorts and the Chamber post next season.
Monroe & Washington Streets · The village's restaurants line the streets with small bites, signature dishes, and live music across two days. Held annually in early August by the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce; 2027 dates are not posted yet.
Sky High Adventure Park · Holiday Valley · A discounted treetop climbing session at Sky High, run on set summer dates. Grab a voucher at a participating shop. Details →
HoliMont Bike Park · Skills clinics, group rides, and après built for women riders, run each summer at the bike park. Details →
HoliMont Bike Park · A three-round downhill race series through the summer, finishing in late August. Details →
In the village · Art shows, food events, and live music fill Washington Street through the warm months.
HoliMont Bike Park · Season-long “250 Years of America” promos: $25 for “250 minutes of riding” Fridays after 2:50pm, plus a $250 Ride / Stay / Eat package (two bike park passes, a night’s lodging, and $50 taproom credit). Details →
This page is the week-to-week list, kept in one place rather than scattered across two resort calendars and a chamber site. Dates and hours still shift, so confirm with the organiser before you drive. Undated cards are events that run every year but whose next date has not been posted; we would rather say that than invent one.
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